Simon Bolivar Quotes:
Ocupation: Former President of Gran Colombia
Life: July 24, 1783 - December 17, 1830
Birthday: July 24
Death: December 17
Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.
source: Simon Bolivar's final proclamation to the people of Colombia (December 8, 1830) as quoted in Thomas Rourke "Man of Glory: Simon Bolivar", 1939.
topic: Wish, Unions, Lasts, Partisanship, Consolidation
